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Pitfall

@pitfall

articles: 69
total claps: 27,280
top claps: 1,517
avg read: 4.2 min
paywalled: 59
active: 2023-12-18 → 2026-07-21

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✍️ · Writing & Creative · 28 LIT · Literature & Writing · 26 😂 · Humor & Satire · 21 ECO · Economy · General · 13 CUL · Culture & Media · 9 PSY · Psychology · 8 🔒 · Cybersecurity · 8 ✈️ · Travel · 5

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#humor ·16 #writing ·14 #pitfalls ·8 #money ·8 #personal-essay ·7 #satire ·7 #books ·7 #technology ·6 #culture ·5 #life ·5

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

I’m Still on Strike

It’s not making a difference

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,517 claps paywalled #medium #writing #technology

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DE Debdutta Pal · Pitfall

Traversing the Edges of Infinity’s Loop

Experiments in Creativity #3: Part 3

Mar 06, 2024 · 5 min read · 1,375 claps paywalled #art #creativity #stream-of-consciousness

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SM Smillew Rahcuef · Pitfall

I Don’t Want To Scare You, but the Asteroid Named 2024 YR4 May Kill Us All in 2032 (Shall We Do…

An important update for humanity

Feb 20, 2025 · 3 min read · 1,249 claps paywalled #2024-yr4 #satire #death

I Don’t Want To Scare You, but the Asteroid Named 2024 YR4 May Kill Us All in 2032 (Shall We Do…

PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

I Read a Young Adult Book By Accident

Why are we so serious about book genres?

Jun 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,086 claps paywalled #books #publishing #online-writing

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

What My Bedside Table Told Me About Getting Older

Can our bedside tables reveal who we are?

Jun 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,069 claps paywalled #personal-growth #personal-essay #artificial-intelligence

What My Bedside Table Told Me About Getting Older

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AB Abby Paradis · Pitfall

Not All Destruction Is Created Equal

A photo essay that celebrates vandalism that mostly improves things

Apr 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,000 claps paywalled #photo-essay #vandalism #beauty

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Advantages of Smoking

More than you think

Jul 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 971 claps paywalled #addiction #life #health

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Pitfall Joins the Editor Partner Program And Now Anyone Can Write For Us

Now I can earn more and you can earn less

Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 962 claps #creative-writing #earn-money-online #writing

Pitfall Joins the Editor Partner Program And Now Anyone Can Write For Us

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

I’m Currently On Strike

Let’s see if this makes a difference

Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 956 claps paywalled #economics #technology #money

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

At 52 I Have Decided My Favourite Colour is Yellow

Five decades of colour matching

Jun 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 824 claps paywalled #memoir #personal-growth #humor

At 52 I Have Decided My Favourite Colour is Yellow

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SM Smillew Rahcuef · Pitfall

He Read a YA Book and Couldn’t Help Humblebragging About It

Mate, you can read anything you want. I don’t care

Jun 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 811 claps paywalled #books #publishing #marketing

He Read a YA Book and Couldn’t Help Humblebragging About It

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

5:59 AM

A short story on human endeavour

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 807 claps paywalled #money #jobs #short-story

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Why I Only Read Print Books Now

Reading by candlelight in the digital age

May 23, 2026 · 3 min read · 768 claps paywalled #books #culture #social-media

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AN Ann James · Pitfall

A Fork In The Road

A collaboration between Debdutta Pal, Ann James and Robert Gowty

Dec 18, 2023 · 4 min read · 750 claps paywalled #exquisite-corpse #collaboration #stream-of-consciousness

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AN Ann James · Pitfall

Train of Thought Derails at the Intersection of Logic and Psychosis

Experiments in Creativity #3: Part 2

Feb 16, 2024 · 4 min read · 742 claps paywalled #exquisite-corpse #creative-writing #collaboration

Train of Thought Derails at the Intersection of Logic and Psychosis

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PW PW Murphy · Pitfall

No, AI Can’t Help You With Your Book

Misinterpretations, unoriginality, and the shackles of too much brainstorming

Jul 03, 2026 · 7 min read · 711 claps paywalled #writing #books #authors

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

What Happened To All The Hooligans?

Why is the 2026 World Cup so nice?

Jul 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 679 claps paywalled #football #sports #wealth

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AB Abby Paradis · Pitfall

The English Language Has a Weird Crush on Disaster

Why are so many of our coolest words describing everything falling apart?

Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 663 claps paywalled #trauma #language #neurodiversity

The English Language Has a Weird Crush on Disaster

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AB Abby Paradis · Pitfall

This Has to Be One of My Most Unpopular Opinions

And still… I stand by it

Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 638 claps paywalled #language #unpopular-opinion #imperfectionism

This Has to Be One of My Most Unpopular Opinions

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Where’s The Bloody Booze!

There’s nothing worse than waiting to be served a drink

May 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 635 claps paywalled #addiction #memoir #personal-essay

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Still On Strike

Low pay leads to low effort

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read · 615 claps paywalled #action #protest #money

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AB Abby Paradis · Pitfall

Do You Correct People When You Know They’re Wrong?

Sometimes even when it’s a matter of life and death — smile and nod works best

Jun 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 574 claps paywalled #humor #death #cancer

Do You Correct People When You Know They’re Wrong?

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PH Philip Ogley · Pitfall

Where Were You Last World Cup?

A life measured in football tournaments

Jun 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 512 claps paywalled #sports #soccer #football

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PW PW Murphy · Pitfall

Why Is Everything Shit Now?

The internet is making me want to pull my spine out through my ass

Jun 17, 2026 · 8 min read · 465 claps paywalled #tech #internet #social-media

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RO Roz Potenza · Pitfall

50 Claps For Everyone

It takes seconds to hold that button down and give every writer a better bottom line

Jun 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 465 claps paywalled #clapping #clapping-on-medium #food-for-thought